{"id":12483,"date":"2026-05-04T09:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/misyondent.com\/?p=12483"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:31:16","slug":"what-causes-bad-breath-is-there-a-permanent-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/misyondent.com\/en\/blog\/what-causes-bad-breath-is-there-a-permanent-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"What Causes Bad Breath? Is There a Permanent Solution?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The unpleasant breath you feel when you wake up in the morning may be a temporary issue. However, if you encounter a bad odor in the middle of the day, at a meeting or when you approach your relatives, this becomes an issue that affects the flow of daily life. Many patients who come to our outpatient clinic from Bah\u00e7elievler and surrounding districts tell us that after noticing bad breath, they started to put their hand to their mouth while talking and to increase their social distance. Mouth [...]<\/p>

Bad breath is often not a disease but a signal from the body. When the right source is found, a permanent cure is possible in the vast majority of cases. In this guide, we explain in plain language the real causes of bad breath, the difference between temporary odor and chronic halitosis, and which treatments give long-term results.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is Halitosis?\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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Halitosis, or halitosis in medical language, is an unpleasant odor that is felt in the air exhaled with breath. The source of the odor is mostly volatile sulfur compounds released as a result of the breakdown of protein residues by anaerobic bacteria living in the mouth. These compounds create a pungent and persistent odor even at low concentrations.<\/p>

Halitosis is not considered a disease in itself, but a symptom of an underlying cause. Therefore, the solution is not only to mask the odor, but to find the source. In general, about 80-90% of halitosis is caused by intraoral causes, the rest by systemic or extraoral causes.<\/p>

Briefly, what is bad breath?<\/b><\/b><\/p>

Bad breath (halitosis) is an unpleasant odor that is exhaled with the breath. In most cases, it is caused by volatile sulfur compounds produced by bacteria that accumulate in the mouth. It may be due to temporary causes, but it is also one of the most common symptoms of untreated tooth and gum problems.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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In the evaluation of patients who come to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of bad breath, we examine the cause in two main groups: intraoral and extraoral (systemic). This distinction is the first step in determining the right treatment plan.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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The vast majority of cases of halitosis start in the mouth. The most common causes are:<\/b><\/p>